Interesting NBA free agency takes from Marc Stein of ESPN:
If the Cavs are interested in Charlie Villanueva (and why wouldn't they be?) it'll be difficult. Detroit has entered the fray and has actual salary cap room to make Villanueva a better offer. Money does talk, after all.
UPDATE: According to Yahoo, Villanueva and Ben Gordon are in Detroit, and both could sign there.
Boston is interested in Rasheed Wallace.
Rockets GM Daryl Morey actually posted on his Twitter page that he was going to meet with Orlando's Marcin Gortat, and asked fans to recruit him by writing to a team-generated e-mail address. A GM on Twitter, shortly after midnight. Is the NFL watching?
Bottom line: When free agency approaches, it always looks promising for the team you follow. This guy will come here, so will that one. Boom, bang, the team is better. In reality it's always a lot more difficult. Especially with a guy like Villanueva. Some teams have actual salary cap space and money to spend. The Cavs have contract exceptions, something called mid-level and bi-annual (who comes up with these terms?). It's jut not going to be simple.
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At least Morey is Twittering only with smarts in mind. But nobody will ever accuse Villanueva of having smarts. Seriously, just how dumb do you have to be to be Twittering during an actual game? What a goof. This guy is a rodeo clown, only he doesn't know it.